A youth tournament tested four regulatory changes that could revolutionize soccer

07/17/2021 4:57 PM

• Clarín.com

• sports

Updated 07/17/2021 17:01

Sports tend to keep traditions. However, the passage of time and the incessant development of technology force certain rethinking so that audiences do not move away or begin to turn their backs on it.

Football, very reluctant to abrupt changes, moves at pachydermic rhythms

although in recent decades there have been small winks to favor the game as the rule that forces goalkeepers to use their foot in the case of a pass with the foot of a companion or the law, little fulfilled, of the six seconds.

Everything passes through the hands of the

International Board

, which in recent times has shown its concern in solving the confusion generated by the changes when evaluating the hands and also the possibility of making temporary changes in the event of a concussion.

But it is

far from kicking the board.

However, outside the orbit of FIFA, the

Future of Football Cup

tournament

, reserved for players under the age of 19, became the guinea pig of different measures that could revolutionize the world of football.

Which are?

Here they go.

• 1.

  Divide the playing time into two halves of 30 net minutes.

  The idea is to stop the clock at every interruption, basketball-style.

  It will help to see more game, it is true, but it could complicate the programming of the games.

  Especially in XXL championships like the Argentine who has 13 matches per date.

• 2.

  The ability to make unlimited changes.

  At present, from the stoppage caused by the pandemic, there are five modifications that can be made in the 90 minutes - one is added in the event that there is extra time.

  At present, beyond the patch born in the times of coronavirus, the regulation speaks of three substitutions - and one in overtime.

• 3.

  The sides are removed with the foot

  .

  This would allow creating situations of much more danger, beyond the fact that many players already reach the area without problems when they use their hands.

  There would be more possibility to center balls and the chances of scoring would be more.

• 4.

  The yellow card results in a 5-minute suspension.

  As in rugby -there is 10 minutes out-, the player who is cautioned must wait outside the field until the penalty period has expired.

The Future of Football Cup tournament features the participation of two Dutch teams, PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar, one German, Leipzig, and the other Belgian, Bruges.

This is a good testing ground for the International Board Rules Patriarchs to draw conclusions and start making some changes that can help make the shows more dynamic.

We will have to wait, of course.

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